Recent trends in urban development have encouraged cities to transform in a more ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‹Å“people oriented approach.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ This trend places emphasis on the importance of cities to be commuter friendly (walkability and connectivity), environmentally sustainable and to create opportunities for human interaction and cohesion. A strong sense of place in cities and communities has also emerged. […]

ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Urban OctoberÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ was launched by UN-Habitat in 2014 to emphasize the worldÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s urban challenges and engage the international community towards the New Urban Agenda. Starting with World Habitat Day on 5th October and concluding with World Cities Day on 31st October under the motto ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Designed to Live TogetherÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢, urbanists are organizing events centered around urbanization, […]

January 28, 2015, The collapse of a residential building on the 17th of December, 2014 in Makongeni and another one in Huruma on the night of the 4th of January 2015 Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â has led to the Nairobi City County Government calling for an emergency recess to analyze and seek approval of the Nairobi City County Regularization […]

January 20, 2015 A recent study by a doctoral student at Carnegie Mellon University revealed that at least three out of four buildings in Nairobi would be seriously damaged in the event of a major earthquake. The report revealed that most concrete used in Nairobi lacks the required compressive strength. Among the causes listed for […]